Improved metallic heel for boots or shoes



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY GREEN, OF ANTWERP, NEW YORK.

IMPROVED METALLIC HEEL FOR BOOTS OR SHOES..

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 35,751, dated July 1, 1862.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY GREEN, of Antwerp, in the county of Jefferson and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Metallic Heels for Boots or Shoes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, makinga part of thisspecilication, in which- Figure l is a side view of a boot with my invention applied to it; Fig. 2, a bottom View of the same; Fig. 3, a detached bottom view of the upper heel portion of the invention; Fig. 4, a transverse section of Fig. 3, with lower heel portion attached, taken in the line x w,- Fig. 5, a longitudinal section ofthe same taken in the line y y; Fig. 6, a longitudinal central section of Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

The object of this invention is to obtain a metallic heel which may be applied to a boot or shoe with great facility and render the same far more durable than those applied in the or dinary way, and also serve as a support to the hollow of the sole as well as to the back part of the boot or shoe, keeping the same in proper form or shape until entirely worn out.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention, I will proceed to describe it. e

A represents the upper part of the metallic heel, which may be described as a shell, and of the form of the back part of the boot or l shoe, as shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6. The lower portion of the part A of the heel is provided withfa shoulder, a, which forms a flange, b, of smaller dimensions than the upper portion, c, above it, as shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6. The front part of A is provided with across-bar, d, from which a plate or shank, e, projects, (see Figs. 3, 5, and 6,) and said cross-bar d has two screw-holes, ff, made in it. There is a horizontal flange, g, also at the back of the part A, in which there is a screw-hole, 7L. (See more particularly Fig. 3.) This part A of the heel is ttedwithin the back part of the boot or shoe, as shown clearly in Fig. 6, the leather extending down over the ange b and turned upward at its inner side, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 4, and a piece of leather, fl', is inserted within the dange b and secured to the sole j by pegs or nails lc. (See Fig. 6.) The projection or shank e is tted within the hollow or shank e ofthe sole, and serves to Asupport the same, eftectually preventing it from sinking or being depressed under the weight of the wearer. The part A, with its cross-bar, iiange, and projection or shank, it will be understood, are all cast in one piece. l

The lowervpart, B, of the heel is also a shell, castA in the usual form of a leather heel, as will be seen by referring to Figs'. 1, 4, 5, and 6. The upper edge of the front of the part B lits in a crease or recess, Z, in the back part of the shank, and the upper part of B fits over the leather, which extends down on Vthe [iange b of A, as shown in Fig. 6.

The part B is secured to the part A by screws m, which pass into the holes f f it. lfhe part B, it will be seen, may be readily detached at any time when required and replaced by a new one. The part A, not being subjected to any wear, will last indefinitely.

The upper portion, c, of the part A is inclosed in the back part of the boot or shoe, and etl'ectually sustains or supports said part, rendering ,it firm or stift', so that it cannot be delected or run down out of proper position under the tread of the foot, neither at the back nor sides, as the portionV c extends around at each side of the heel to the front part of the same. The portion c also dispenses with the ordinary leather counter7 hitherto inserted in the heel, and a saving in stock is thereby effected by its use, as well as a saving in labor, as the part A of the metallic heel may be adjusted to the foot in much less time than the ordinary heel and leather counter.

In consequence of having the part A of the heel provided or formed with a sunken iiange, b, for the upper end of the lower part, B, of the heel to lap over, the leather of the boot or shoe at the junction of the heel thereto does not require to be stitched or sewed, as the leather is firmly secured or clamped between the parts aforesaid, as in a vise. Much labor is thereby avoided by this feature of the invention; and in case any repairs are needed, or the application of a new lower part, B, re-

quired, the latter may be readily detached and f The combination of the parts A B.,pr0vided a new one adjusted in its place. with the `shank-fpieee and counter-piece and I would further remark that the shank e, constructed with the liange and angles for which is connected to and forms a part of the clamping the leather, all substantially as and upper part, A, of the heel, answers every purfor the prposes specified. l pose of the metallic shank hitherto used, while A no extra labor or expense attends its applica- Y HENRY GREEN. tion to the boot or shoe.

Having thus described my invention, what Witnesses: I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters JACOB SNELL, Y Patent, is- JACOB SHULL 

